sensory

Provisions for people who require low sensory environments

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Provisions for people who are deaf or hard of hearing

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Provisions for people who are blind or partially sighted

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Provisions for people with reduced mobility

universal-access

General accessibility provisions

Low stimulus hours

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Hidden disability Sunflower Keycord recognised here

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Low stimulus area

open-captioning

Open captioning

closed-captioning

Closed captioning

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Sign language interpretation provided

hearing-loop

Hearing loop (t-coil or headphones)

braille

Material in Braille

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Accessible print (18pt. or larger)

audio-description

Audio description

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Guide lines and floor markings

mobile-payment (1)

Mobile payment

wheelchair-toilet

Wheelchair-friendly restroom

barrier-free

Barrier-free building and passageways that are sufficiently wide

staircase

Stairs with handrail

wheelchair-lift

Accessible lift

seamless-access (1)

Barrier-free access and steps accompanied by ramp

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Sensory experience

person-seat

Rest areas

guide

Personal assistant

dog-leashed

Service dog allowed

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Accessible building

City Card benefits

With kids

Free

Accessibility

Neighbourhoods

Amsterdam Area

LGBTQI+

Amsterdam 750

Amsterdam's cultural agenda

Festivals and events

Festivals

Diverse Locaties / Various locations

Candy Dulfer

Red Light Jazz Festival

In 2024, Red Light Jazz Festival will return to the city center of Amsterdam for a new edition. Red Light Jazz is a music festival for young and old, for Amsterdam residents and non-Amsterdam residents who can enjoy jazz performances for three days, from morning to night, in many characteristic locations in and around the exciting and always exciting Red Light District, a neighborhood where jazz music from the United States arrived in the 1920s and 1930s and has never disappeared.

Afrovibes 2024

Afrovibes Festival

Afrovibes organizes cultural exchange between the Netherlands, countries on the African continent and the African diaspora in Europe. The 21st edition of Afrovibes Festival is from October 2 to 13, 2024. The festival takes place in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam and this year shows the versatility of makers from North Africa and the (North) African diaspora in the Netherlands. Afrovibes presents an innovative and daring program full of theater, dance, music and spoken word around the theme of Belonging with performances from Morocco, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Egypt and the Netherlands. Please note that the start, and end times listed are indicative only.

MeerLive

MeerLive returns in September 2024. Check the social channels for the latest information on this free three-day street party in Hoofddorp. PLEASE NOTE: Dates and times for 2024 need to be confirmed.

Tolhuistuin

Read My World - 10-jarig Jubileum

Read My World

For the 12th edition, Read My World returns to Tolhuistuin in September 2024. Amsterdam's leading international literature festival has been committed to providing a stage for storytellers since its inception. Through the festival's visor and network, the Dutch public comes into contact with up-and-coming international talent and Nobel Prize winners.

Diverse locaties / Various locations

IDFA

IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Each November, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) transforms Amsterdam’s city centre into a paradise for documentary film fans. Held since 1988, IDFA is the world’s largest documentary festival and features lectures, workshops and over 300 movies that tell stories about life around the world. Some are funny, others sad, and they all represent the best the genre has to offer. Screenings take place throughout the city and include outdoor showings where you can watch a film under the night sky.

Stedelijk Museum - Museum of Modern Art

Alejandro Galván, Alan Hernández, Chavis Marmol - Las estrellas me iluminan al revés. On show at No Man's Art Gallery

Francesca Mollet - Detail 08, 2023. On show at GRIMM.

Gabriel Lester

MHalsema

Ryan Gander. On show at Annet Gelink Gallery

https://www.stedelijk.nl/nl/bezoeken/toegankelijkheid

Stedelijk Museum - Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

Amsterdam Art Week

Amsterdam Art Week returns to the city in 2024 for a 12th edition. Amsterdam Art Week offers five days of contemporary visual art, with the focus on identifying young talent. Not only galleries participate in the Amsterdam Art Week, museums, project spaces, residencies and more also open their doors to the public.

Vondelpark

Movember Run Amsterdam

Proudly perform your slowest 5km run of the season, as that free-flowing moustache you've grown for Movember drags you back in the winter wind! This event's not just for men though: ladies can participate as well, so join the cause and race through Amsterdam's Vondelpark. Instead of running it's also allowed to walk along the route. Startingpoint is Tennisclub Kattenlaan, Kattenlaan 13.
Please note: Date and time for 2024 need to be confirmed.

Observatorium

Sunsation

Robert Morris Observatory

Festival Sunsation

In 2024, the free festival Sunsation will return with spoken word, in Observatory Robert Morris in Lelystad. On Friday evening recitals, the Open-Closed Stage, live music, campfire and free camping. Saturday morning at dawn the main program with lectures, music and more.

Bevrijdingsdag Amsterdam

Liberation Day Festival

Liberation Day Amsterdam

Following directly on from Remembrance Day, 5 May is a national day of celebration known as Liberation Day throughout Amsterdam and the Netherlands. You will find a wide variety of entertainment and events taking place to commemorate the liberation of The Netherlands during World War II.

Amsterdam Science Park

Wetenschapsdag Science Park

Science Day Amsterdam Science Park

The Science Day (formerly Weekend of Science) Amsterdam Science Park returns in 2024. Take a look behind the scenes of science at perhaps Amsterdam's best-kept secret, the Amsterdam Science Park. Science Day is for everyone between the ages of 6 and 106 who is interested in science and wants to know more about it. Entrance is free.

Koninklijk Paleis

Christmas tree Dam Square

https://www.paleisamsterdam.nl/bezoekersinformatie/

Voor meer informatie over toegankelijkheid ga naar de website van het museum

Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace)

Christmas tree on Dam Square

In December a majestic Christmas tree returns to Amsterdam this year to take its traditional place towering above Dam Square in the city centre. The lights are switched on during an illumination ceremony. PLEASE NOTE: The date and time for 2024 are subject to change.

De Duif

Tribal Art Fair

For the 22nd edition of the Tribal Art Fair (TAF), twenty ethnographic traders will gather from 24 to 27 October in De Duif in Amsterdam. TAF is renowned among collectors and enthusiasts for the quality and diversity of its offerings. The fair attracts visitors from all over the world.

Museumplein

Amsterdam Bodypaint Art Event

The Amsterdam Body Art Foundation will organize the Amsterdam Bodypaint Art Event for the 8th time in 2024. Artists create the most beautiful works of art by painting various bodies of models. The location will on the Museumsquare. PLEASE NOTE: The date and time mentioned for 2024 is subject to change.

ROEF DAKPARK

On Thursday 29 August, ROEF will open a temporary park on the top floor of Q-Park Westergasfabriek. Together with LEAF Factory, Rainup, the Municipality of Amsterdam and Weerproof, they will transform the top parking deck into a green, public oasis.

Het Ketelhuis

Humans of film festival

https://www.ketelhuis.nl/toegankelijkheid/

Bekijk hoe het Ketelhuis een bezoek voor mensen met een beperking of handicap toegankelijk maakt.

Ketelhuis Cinema

Humans of Film Festival

A social and cultural-societal film festival returns to the Ketelhuis for a 4th edition in 2024. A unique film festival where (inter)national catchy 'human interest' documentaries and feature films are shown, with a broad fringe program consisting of various discussions, with panel members of social-societal organizations. The Humans of Film Festival is a niche in the Dutch film landscape.

Diverse grachtentuinen

Museum_van_Loon

Open Garden Days

Behind the stately facades of the canal houses, you will find Amsterdam's best-kept secrets: large, beautifully landscaped gardens. Every year in June the gardens are open to the public and you get the chance to see a variety of canal gardens.